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Monday, May 28, 2012

Help! How to wash my cross stitch...

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As I near the end of the Marjolein Bastin sampler my mind wanders to how I will handwash it. It is a large cross stitch (see previous post) and as such it has some light dirty marks from fingers and the hoop. So to you my trusted cross stitch friends I have some questions:

6 comments:

I handwash mine in handwarm water with something like Orvus. Stitching the night away has great tips about washing needlework! http://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/95/washing-your-finished-cross-stitch-piece/. Hope this helps. And good progress! Can't wait to see it finished.

Is this stitched with colorfast thread? I've never had problems with plain DMC threads running. However if it was stitched with "kit" thread or overdyed thread be very careful!

I just use tap-warm water with a bit of plain laundry soap. Let it soak a few minutes and then swish gently to remove dirt and marks. Now, rinse and rinse and rinse again. Roll in a clean towel and squeeze out the excess water. Then I place it face down on another towel and iron it with a warm iron until it's dry.

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